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title: "Resetting the payroll period to the default task list"
slug: "how-do-i-reset-the-payroll-period-to-the-default-payroll-task-list"
description: "How to reset the payroll period back to the default task list in Cintra iQ."
updated: 2026-07-29T09:26:57Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:26:23Z
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# Resetting the payroll period to the default task list

Within **Cintra iQ**, you have the ability to create a **Task** list for a payroll using the **Payroll Task** functionality. This is so that you can check that required tasks are performed for the payroll. You can create a default task list for all periods within a payroll. This list will be used to pre-populate the **Payroll Period Task** list within **Payroll Period Tasks** when you move a payroll forward.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** When you reset the payroll to the current payroll period tasks only, the tasks will automatically be available when you move the payroll into the next period.

## To reset the payroll

1. Navigate to the **Payroll Task Settings** tab.

Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Employers Setup > Employer > PAYE & Payrolls tab > Payrolls associated …pane > Payroll
2. Create the tasks for the payroll.
3. Click the **Reset Current Period Tasks** button. A message appears stating: **Are you sure you wish to reset current payroll period tasks? This action will delete all tasks in the current period. Click 'Yes' to confirm or 'No' to Cancel.**
4. Click the **Yes** button. A message appears stating: **[value] tasks have been applied to the current payroll period**.
5. Click the **OK** button.